"Joy, Joy, You give me Joy, Joy, Joy. Peace, Peace, You give me Peace, Peace, Peace," I sang loudly as I got dressed in my cabin.
"What's that I hear?" Captain said when He heard me.
"Oh, my heart is so full today, Captain, with your joy and peace, that I just had to sing about it," I said in response.
"Well, that brings me great happiness," He replied, as He came into my presence.
"For so long, I've felt confusion and have struggled, that feeling joy and peace took me by surprise," I confessed.
"It's a good surprise, though, right?" He questioned.
"Oh yes it's good, but somewhat foreign to me nonetheless," I added. "How long will this last?"
"The more you trust in Me, the longer it will stay," He said.
"So, it's cumulative?" I asked.
He laughed in delight with my description, and said, "You could say that."
"I think I could get used to a progressive amount of Your joy and peace," I stated.
"Do you remember praying for this?" He asked.
"Oh, yes, I remember. I was wondering if You did, since it took so long to feel even a semblance of it," I said hesitantly. "Why couldn't You just zap me?" I wondered. "I mean you do stuff like that, don't You?"
"I can, but choose not to most of the time. It is something that springs forth whenever a person's flesh is put to death when they decide to lay it down. It's also produced in other ways, too; not the same for everyone. But I can tell you this much-pain is involved if someone resists me in the work I want to do on the inside of them," He declared.
"What if they yield easily to Your sculpting?" I said, referring to the reality that He is the Potter and we (his children) are the clay.
"It's a much faster and easier method, and is the one I prefer, but most do not let go so easily because the very nature of the flesh, or sin nature, is to hold on to everything it's worth," He explained.
"It's really not worth much, is it Captain? You told us that in our flesh is NO GOOD THING," I said, repeating His words. "Why don't we believe You?"
"Because the substance of the sin nature is to doubt and be suspicious and not to trust," He said.
"It seems like the deck is stacked against us from the get-go," I said sheepishly.
"I was aware of that and is one reason I knew I would have to rescue you from yourself when I sent My Son to save mankind," He wisely proclaimed.
"Wow, You thought of everything, didn't You?" I said amazed and grateful.
"Every little area was covered," He said in love.
"I need to be by myself again, Captain. All that you tell me is too wonderful for me to digest all at once, and so I get alone to let all this goodness be fed into the spirit You've made new in me. So, Captain, I will see you later. I love you," I said in earnest, walking away and continuing my song.
"What's that I hear?" Captain said when He heard me.
"Oh, my heart is so full today, Captain, with your joy and peace, that I just had to sing about it," I said in response.
"Well, that brings me great happiness," He replied, as He came into my presence.
"For so long, I've felt confusion and have struggled, that feeling joy and peace took me by surprise," I confessed.
"It's a good surprise, though, right?" He questioned.
"Oh yes it's good, but somewhat foreign to me nonetheless," I added. "How long will this last?"
"The more you trust in Me, the longer it will stay," He said.
"So, it's cumulative?" I asked.
He laughed in delight with my description, and said, "You could say that."
"I think I could get used to a progressive amount of Your joy and peace," I stated.
"Do you remember praying for this?" He asked.
"Oh, yes, I remember. I was wondering if You did, since it took so long to feel even a semblance of it," I said hesitantly. "Why couldn't You just zap me?" I wondered. "I mean you do stuff like that, don't You?"
"I can, but choose not to most of the time. It is something that springs forth whenever a person's flesh is put to death when they decide to lay it down. It's also produced in other ways, too; not the same for everyone. But I can tell you this much-pain is involved if someone resists me in the work I want to do on the inside of them," He declared.
"What if they yield easily to Your sculpting?" I said, referring to the reality that He is the Potter and we (his children) are the clay.
"It's a much faster and easier method, and is the one I prefer, but most do not let go so easily because the very nature of the flesh, or sin nature, is to hold on to everything it's worth," He explained.
"It's really not worth much, is it Captain? You told us that in our flesh is NO GOOD THING," I said, repeating His words. "Why don't we believe You?"
"Because the substance of the sin nature is to doubt and be suspicious and not to trust," He said.
"It seems like the deck is stacked against us from the get-go," I said sheepishly.
"I was aware of that and is one reason I knew I would have to rescue you from yourself when I sent My Son to save mankind," He wisely proclaimed.
"Wow, You thought of everything, didn't You?" I said amazed and grateful.
"Every little area was covered," He said in love.
"I need to be by myself again, Captain. All that you tell me is too wonderful for me to digest all at once, and so I get alone to let all this goodness be fed into the spirit You've made new in me. So, Captain, I will see you later. I love you," I said in earnest, walking away and continuing my song.
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